BGF (Business Growth Fund)
BGF signs Thames Card Technology deal
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has committed £3.2m to Essex-based plastic card manufacturer Thames Card Technology (TCT).
BGF invests £4m in Palmer Hargreaves
The Business Growth Fund has invested £4m in Midlands-based marketing and communication agency Palmer Hargreaves.
BGF injects £6m into Medicina
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £6m in Bolton-based medical devices company Medicina.
BGF inks £3.2m Cass Art deal
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £3.2m in arts material retailer Cass Art in exchange for a minority stake.
BGF backs Duncan & Todd with £5.6m
Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £5.6m in Scottish optical chain Duncan & Todd.
BGF invests £5m in Exchange Lab
The Business Growth Fund has invested £5m in global digital media business The Exchange Lab.
BGF injects £2.5m into Sub10
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £2.5m in Devon-based Sub10 Systems.
BGF invests £8.7m in PTS
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £8.7m in London-based PTS Consulting Group.
BGF injects £4m into VTL
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £4m into VTL Group, a manufacturer of car components.
BGF backs Inoapps with £10m
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £10m in Aberdeen-based Inoapps, an Oracle application reseller and IT consultancy business, in return for a minority stake.
BGF invests £2.8m in Arran Aromatics
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £2.8m and taken a minority stake in Arran Aromatics, a Scottish luxury toiletries company.
BGF backs Xercise4less with £5m
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected £5m into Xercise4less, a fitness chain founded by ex-rugby player Jon Wright.
BGF-backed SHS bolts on Dixon Pentland
Swanbridge Hire & Sales Integrated Services (SHS), a portfolio company of the Business Growth Fund (BGF), has acquired UK-based Dixon Pentland Scaffolding for approximately £2m.
BGF invests £2.25m in Abacus e-Media
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £2.25m in UK content management system provider Abacus e-Media.
BGF's York Mailing in bolt-on
BGF-backed York Mailing has acquired The Lettershop Group (TLG), a UK print marketing and mailing solutions provider.
Sector focus: oil & gas still draws PE interest
To kick-start our new sector focus series, Ellie Pullen looks at private equity’s turbulent relationship with the oil and gas sector, and how events such as the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010 have shaped investments in this space
BGF appoints former bankers Widdall and Norman
Matt Widdall, BGF
BGF invests £10m in York Mailing
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £10m in UK printing business York Mailing, a producer of retail flyers, media inserts and catalogues.
BGF backs Better Bathrooms with £10m
Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected £10m into UK-based bathroom retailer Better Bathrooms in exchange for a minority stake.
BGF invests £6m in Petrotechnics
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has backed Aberdeen-based Petrotechnics, a provider of software solutions for risk management in hazardous industries, with a £6m investment.
BGF promotes Mike Sibson to regional director
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has appointed Mike Sibson as regional director for the firm's Midlands activities, in what marks BGF's first internal promotion at a senior level.
BGF invests £3.9m in Magmatic
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected £3.9m into Bristol-based children’s travel product manufacturer Magmatic Ltd, which trades under the name Trunki.
BGF’s Springfield Homecare Services acquires PLC
Business Growth Fund-backed Springfield Homecare Services has acquired domiciliary care business Positive Life Choices (PLC).
BGF - two years on
BGF - two years on